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I was shocked to find out on the 97th birthday of Kenneth Kaunda - Zambia's first president and a giant in the fight against colonialism - that some people had never heard of him.

I had posted my birthday greeting to the nonagenarian on social media on 28 April with the tag line: "The only African independence leader from the 1960s still alive."

Many celebrated. Other were astonished, saying: "I didn't realise he was still alive."

But to be honest, those under the age of the 30 were clueless.

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image captionKenneth Kaunda (R), seen here with a Zimbabwean struggle leader Joshua Nkomo (L), was at the forefront of calls for independence
For someone who grew up in the 1960s in Sierra Leone, this was difficult to fathom.

I was part of a special generation of Africans observing the emergence of colonial states on the continent into independent nations.

UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, fresh from visiting several British African colonies, had delivered his now-famous "Wind of Change" speech in Cape Town to South Africa's all-white parliament on 3 February 1960.
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Nigeria's Super Falcons defeated South Africa on penalties to lift the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations trophy The draw for an expanded 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations has produced an intriguing tie in the opening round with defending champions Nigeria set to face neighbours and traditional rivals Ghana. It is one of 22 ties that saw the 44 teams seeded based on geography rather than a ranking system taking into account past results, the latest Fifa rankings or even a mixture of the two.

Nigeria's Super Falcons defeated South Africa on penalties to lift the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations trophy
The draw for an expanded 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations has produced an intriguing tie in the opening round with defending champions Nigeria set to face neighbours and traditional rivals Ghana.

It is one of 22 ties that saw the 44 teams seeded based on geography rather than a ranking system taking into account past results, the latest Fifa rankings or even a mixture of the two.
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Ethiopian Orthodox Church head says genocide is taking place in Tigray | #ethiopian Orthodox Church head says genocide is taking place in Tigray

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Out-of-control' Chinese rocket has landed in the Indian Ocean

Some criticised China for not making an effort to control the descent but China maintained it was "not worth panicking about".


An "out of control" Chinese rocket has landed in the Indian Ocean, China says.

The rocket, called Long March 5B, was launched from Wenchang Space Launch Centre on 29 April to carry Tianhe - the first module of China's future space station - into orbit.

It re-entered the atmosphere at 3.24am UK time, with the bulk of its components destroyed at that point, according to Chinese state media.

The point of impact was somewhere southwest of India and Sri Lanka, they added.

While the timing of the landing had been pinpointed quite closely, the possible landing site had been unclear until the last minutes of the rocket's descent.

At one stage it was thought the debris trail could fall as far north as New York, Madrid, or Beijing, and as far south as Chile and New Zealand.

Most of the Earth's surface is covered by water so the odds of the debris falling on land were low, and the likelihood of hitting people was even lower, experts had said.


Nevertheless, uncertainty over the rocket's condition and the vagueness of China's location forecasts had many people looking anxiously towards the sky as the expected landing grew closer.

There was some criticism of China's handling of the situation, with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin saying: "There should be a requirement to operate in a safe and thoughtful mode and make sure that we take those kinds of things into consideration as we plan and conduct operations."

Harvard-based astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell told Reuters news agency that, since chunks of NASA space station Skylab fell from orbit in 1979 and landed in Australia, most countries have adjusted their spacecraft design to avoid uncontrolled entries.

"It makes the Chinese rocket designers look lazy that they didn't address this," he said.

Chinese state media had played down fears that the rocket could cause damage, saying it was "not worth panicking about", suggesting it would fall somewhere in international waters.

Pieces from the first Long March, launched last year, fell on Ivory Coast, damaging several buildings but causing no injuries.

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Bill and Melinda Gates divorce after 27 years of marriage | #bill and Melinda Gates divorce after 27 years of marriage #express Africa # Expressafrica #bbc

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Bill and Melinda Gates have announced their divorce after 27 years of marriage, saying "we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple".

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